Obol - Lothair II Bourges mint; temple

Features

Issuer Kingdom of West Francia (Carolingian Empire)
King Lothair (954-986)
Type Standard circulation coin
Years 954-986
Value 1 Obol (1⁄480)
Currency Pound (840-987)
Composition Silver
Weight 0.49 g
Diameter 15.8 mm
Shape Round (irregular)
Technique Hammered
Orientation Variable alignment ↺
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
349247
References Nouchy# 8 (p. 301),
Patrick Nouchy; 1994. Les rois carolingiens de Francie occidentale : De Pépin le Bref à Louis V (751-987) = The Carolingian kings of West Francia : From Pepin the Short to Louis V (751-987). Éditions du Grenier Durocasse, Dreux.
Gariel Car# LVII/10,
Ernest Gariel; 1883. Les Monnaies Royales de France sous la race Carolingienne / 1ère partie. Imprimerie Typographiquede G. Fischbach, Strasbourg, France.
And 1 more volumes.
Prou Car# 757,
Maurice Prou; 1896. Les monnaies carolingiennes. Rollin & Feuardent, Paris, France.
Morrison# 1673; 1675,
Karl Frederick Morrison, Henry Grunthal; 1967. Carolingian Coinage. American Numismatic Society, New York, United States.
PA# XXXX/14,
Faustin Poey d'Avant; 1858. Monnaies féodales de France / Tome 1. Anjou, Auvergne, Berri, Bourbonnais, Bretagne, France, Limousin, Maine, Nivernais, Normandie, Perche, Touraine, Velay. Rollin et Feuardent, Paris, France.
And 2 more volumes.
Depeyr Car# 209
Georges Depeyrot; 2017. Le numéraire carolingien : corpus des monnaies (4th edition). Moneta, Wetteren, Belgium.

Obverse

Cross in a beaded circle, legend around.

Script: Latin

Lettering: ✠ LOTERIVS REX

Translation: King Lothair.

Reverse

Temple with four columns, legend around.

Script: Latin

Lettering: BITVRICES CIVITA

Translation: City of Bourges?

Mint

Bourges, France

Comments

There are varieties in the engravings and legends.Automatically translated

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Date VG F VF XF AU UNC
ND (954-986)  Nouchy #8 : BITVRICES CIVIS
ND (954-986)  Photo Nouchy #8A : BITVRICES CIVITA
ND (954-986)  Nouchy #8B : BITVRICES CTAS

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Past sales

Pictures Sale Date Version Grade Sold price
Picture 1 of a sold Obol - Lothair II (Bourges mint; temple)Picture 1 of a sold Obol - Lothair II (Bourges mint; temple)
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Mail Bid Sale 49-50
Lot 186
Internet Archive
6 Oct 2020 ND (954-986) – Nouchy #8A : BITVRICES CIVITA VF USD 637.01
(EUR 591.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
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